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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 

CLEVELAND, 0. 

<^ .»^ .^- National Society 

OF THE 

Daughters 

Revolution 

Washington, D. C., 
1896. 






The Nationai. Society oe the Daughters of the American 
REVOI.UTION was incorporated under the laws of Congress, applicable to 
the District of Columbia, June 8th, 1891, and by such incorporation " The 
Headquarters, or chief office, of said National Society was fixed in the 
City of Washington, in the District of Columbia. 

National Charter granted by the Congress of the United States, Feb- 
ruary 20th, 1896. 



Bzcbangre 
West. Res. Hist. Soc. 



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THE NATIONAL SOCIETY 

OF THE 

Daughters of the American Revolution. 

ORGANIZED AT WASHINGTON, D. C., OCTOBER 11, 1890. 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF CONGRESS JUNE 8, 1891. 

CHARTER MEMBERSHIP CLOSED OCTOBER 11, 1891. 

NATIONAL CHARTER GRANTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE 

UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 20, 1896. 

IRatioual ffioarb of flDanagcmcnt 
1896 

presiDent ©eneral. 

MRS. ADLAI ,E. STEVENSON, 

Washiiio^ton, D. C. 

dfirst Dice iPresiOent Oeneral. 
Mrs. a. G. Brackett, 

1726 Q St., Washington, D. C. 



Dice president General in Cbarcje ot ©rganisation of Cbapters. 

Mrs. Philip Highborn, 

1707 N St., Washington. D. C. 

Dice presidents General. 



Mrs. Ira W. Dknnison, 

1322 Iv St., Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. E. J. H11.1., 

Norwalk, Conn., and Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. Mary Harrison McKke, 

Indianapolis, Ind. 

Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry, 

2040 F St., Washington, U. C. 

Mrs. Wii^wam S. Stryker, 

321 W. state St., Trenton, N. J. 

Mrs. Robt. Stockwei.1. Hatcher 

Stockton Place, Lafa3-ette, Ind. 

Mrs. C1.EMENT A. Griscom, 

Haverford, Pa. 

Mrs. Evelyn F. Masury, 

Danvers, Mass. 

Mrs. Stephen J. Field, 

21 Lanier Pi., Washington, D. C. 



Mrs. William Dickson, 

754 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. 

Mrs. H. V. BoYNTON, 

1321 R .St., Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. deB. Randolph Keim, 

The Elsmere, Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. F. \V. Dickins, 

U.S. Naval Training station, Newport, R.I. 

Mrs. Francis S. Nash, 

The Portland, Washington, D. C. 

, Mrs. Levi P, Morton, 

Albany, N. Y. 

Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan, 

1216 iSth St., Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. a. Howard Hinkle, 

77 Pike St., Cincinnati, O. 

Mrs. William Lindsay, 

The Cochran, Washington, D.C, Kentucky. 



Mrs. Mary Sawyer Foote, 

1012 13th St., Washington, D. C. 

Cbaplain General. 

Mrs. J. J. Bullock, 

The Ingleside. 1527 I St., Washington, D. C. 



Secretaries General. 

IRccorMncj Sccrctaivj (Bcnctal. CorrcsponMng Sccrctarv; General. 

Mrs. Chari^otte Emersox Main, :Mrs. John L. Mitchell, 

2009 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, U. C. 32 B St., N. K., Washington, D. C. 

IReciistrars General. 

Mrs. Mary J. Seymour, Mrs. Albert D. Brockett, 

715 9th St., Wa.shiugton, D. C. 711 Cameron St., Alexandria, Va. 

treasurer General. 

Mrs. xVmos G. Draper, 

Kendall Green, Washington, D. C. 

Ibistorian General. Assistant Ibistorian General. 

Miss Elizabeth Bryant Johnston, Miss Fedora I. Wilbur, 

1320 Florida Ave., Washington, D. C. 1719 15th St., Washington, D. C, 

Surgeon General. 

Dr. Julia Cleves Harrison, 

The Cairo, Washington, D. C. 

Xibrarian General. 

Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, 

1225 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C. 

Bttorne^ General. 



state IReaents. 

Alabama, MRS. JameS B. MoRSON, Birmingham. 

Alaska, .... 

Arizona, 

Arkansas, '..... Mrs. W. C. RaTCI.iffe, Little Rock. 
California, Mrs. V. K. Maddox, Occidental Hotel, San Fran- 
cisco. 
Colorado, Mrs. Wm. F. Si^ocum, Jr., 24 College Place, Colo- 
rado Springs. 
Connecticut, .... Mrs. Sara Thomson KinxXEY, 1162 Chapel St., 
New Haven. 

Delaware, Mrs. Euzabeth C. Churchman, Claymont. 

District Columbia, . MiSS Virginia MiIvI^ER, 1729 ? St. 
Florida, Mrs. D. G. Ambi^eR, 411 W. Church St., Jackson- 
ville. 

Georgia, Mrs. Sarah Berrian C. Morgan, Cor. Bull and 

Macon Sts., Savannah. 

Idaho, 

Illinois, Mrs. S. H. Kerfoot, 136 Rush St., Chicago. 

Indiana, Mrs. C. C. Foster, 762 N. Penn St., Indianapolis 

Indian Territory, . . Mrs. Wai^TER A. Duncan, Tahlequah, Cherokee 
Nation. 

Iowa, Mrs. CivARA A. CoOLEY, 1394 Locust vSt., Dubuque. 

Kansas, Mrs. Mattie A. Hand, Holton. 



Kentucky, 
IvOuisiaua, 



Maine, . . , 
Mar)'land, . . 
Massachusetts, 



Michigan, . 

Minnesota, 
Mississippi, 

Missouri, 



Montana, 
Nebraska, . 
Nevada, . . 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey, . 
New Mexico, 
New York, 
North Carolina 
North Dakota, 
Ohio 



Mrs. Henry L. Pope, 701 W. Chestnut St., Louis- 
ville. 

Miss Katherine h- Minor, Southdown Planta- 
tion, Hounia. 

Mrs. John E. Pai^aier, 60 Winter St., Portland. 

Mrs. John Ritchie, F'rederick. 

Mme. Anna von Rydingsvard, 26 Newberry St., 
Boston. 

Mrs. Wm. Fitzhugh Edwards, 530 Woodward 
Ave., Detroit. 

Mrs. R. M. Newport, 217 Siimmit Ave., St. Paul. 

Mrs. Wm. H. Sims, 1119 K St., Washington, D. C. 
(and Columbus). 

Miss Ethei. B. Ai^len, 1313 Penn Street, Kansas 
City. 

Mrs. E. a. Wasson, Great Falls. 



Mrs. Josiah Carpenter, Manchester. 

Mrs. Edward H. Wright, 24 Park Place, Newark. 

Mrs. L. Bradford Prince, Santa Fe. 

Miss Mary I. Forsyth, Kingston-on-the-Hudson. 

Mrs. Frances C. Holi^ey, Bismarck. 
Mrs. Elroy M. Avery, 657 Woodland Hills, Cleve- 
land. 



Oklahoma, .... Mrs. CasSIUS M. Barnes, Guthrie. 

Oregon, 

Pennsylvania, . . . Mrs. N. B. Hogg, 78 Church Ave., Allegheny. 

Rhode Island, . . - MisS Mary Anne Greene, Providence. 

South Carolina, . . Mrs. R. C. Bacon, 100 Plain St., Columbia. 

South Dakota, . . . Mrs. Wai^TER A. Burt.eigh, 114 Broadway, Yank- 
ton. 

Tennessee, Mrs. J. Harvey MaThes, 29 Cynthia Place, Mem- 
phis. 

Texas, Mrs. Jas. B. Ci^ark. vState University, Austin. 

Utah, Mrs. Clarence E. Allen, 457 M St., Washing- 
ton, D. C. (and Salt Lake City). 

Vermont, Mrs. Jesse Burdett, Arlington (and " Bardwell 

House," Rutland). 

Virginia, Mrs. Wm. Wirt Henry, 415 B. Franklin St., Rich- 
mond. 

Washington, . . . Mrs. Edwin G. Crabbe, 810 N. Carolina Ave., S. 
E., Washington, D. C. (and Tacoma, Washington). 

West Virginia, . . Mrs. CharlES J. Faulkner, Martinsburg. 

Wisconsin, .... Mrs. James S. Peck, 5 Waverly Place, Milwaukee. 

Wyoming, .... Mrs. G. W. Baxter, 719 East 17th Street, Chey- 
enne. 

Official matter should be addressed to the National officers at the head- 
quarters, 902 F St., Washington, D. C. 



Committees* 

Biccutive CommittcCc 

Mrs. Adlai E. STKVEN^SON, Ckiirman ex-^fficio. 
Mrs. a. G. Brackett. Mrs. Phiup Highborn. 

Mrs. Charlotte E. Main. Mrs. John L. Mitchell. 

Mrs. Mary J. Seymour. Mrs. A. D. Brockett. 

Mrs. Amos G. Draper. Mrs. deB. Randolph Keim. 

Miss Virginia Miller. 

^Finance Committee. 

Miss Virginia Miller, Chair/nan. 
Mrs. a. G. Brackett. " Mrs. F. wi Dickins. 

Mrs. J. J. Bullock. Mrs. Amos G. Draper. 

BuDitinci Committee. 

Dr. Julia Cleves Harrison, Chairman. 
Mrs. E. J. Hill. Mrs. H. V. Boynton. 

Mrs. Evelyn F. Masury. Mrs. Ira W. Dennison. 

IPrintin^ Committee. 

Mrs. deB. Randolph Keim, Chairman. 
The Elsmere, Washington, D. C. 

Mrs. Francis S. Nash. Mrs. Rob't vStockwell Hatcher. 

Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry. Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan. 



IRcvolutionar^ IRelics Committee. 

Mrs. Stephen J. FiEI.d, Chairman. 
Mrs. Levi P. Morton. Mrs. Mary Sawyer Foote. 

Mrs. Wm. lyiNDSAY. Mrs. Mary Harrison McKee. 

Mrs. Thomas S. Morgan. Mrs. S. H. Kerfoot. 

Continental 1baU Committee. 

Mrs. Henry M. Shepard, Chairman. 
Illinois. 

Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. N. B. Hogg, 

District of Columbia. Pennsj-lvauia. 

Mrs. Joshua WiIvBOUr, Mrs. A. Howard Hinki^e, 

Rhode Island. Ohio. 

Mrs. deB. Randolph Keim, Mrs. James S. Peck, 

The Elsniere, Washington, D. C. Wisconsin. 

Mrs. Wm. Dickson, Mrs. V. K. Maddox, 

Georgia. California. 

Mrs. J. S. T. Stranahan, Mrs. Henry L. Pope, 

New York. Kentucky, 

Mrs. Roger a. Pryor, Mrs. Jesse Burdett, 

New York. Vermont. 

Mrs. K. K. Henry, Mrs. A. C. Geer, 

District of Columbia. District of Columbia. 

Mrs. Miranda Tuei^och, Mrs. C. A. Griscom, 

District of Columbia. Pennsj-lvauia. 

Mrs. S. V. White, 

New York. 



/IRacia^ine Committee. 

Dr. Anita Newcomb McGkE, Chairman. 
District of Columbia. 

Mrs. Wm. S. Stryker, Mrs. E. J. Hilt.. 

New Jersey. Coiniecticut 

Mrs. Marv Sawyer Foote, Mrs. E. _G. Crabbe, 

District of Columbia. 



Washiiijrton 



mational tlniversit^ Committee. 

Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth, Chairman. 

New York. 

Mrs. Leland Stanford, Miss Amelia S. Knight, 

California. Rl^o^^e Island- 

Mrs. J. C. Burrows, Mrs. Philip Hichborn, 

:\Iichigan. District of Columbia. 

Mrs. John L. Mitchell, " Mrs. Joseph E. Washington, 

Wisconsin. Tennessee. 



Ibonorari? ©fficcre^ 



1bonorari5 president General. 

Mrs. John W. Foster. 
Ibonorar^ Dice ipre6iC)ent6 General. 

Elected for life. Date of election. 

Mrs. MarCxAret Hetzei., 1892. 
Mrs. Leland Stanford, 1893. . Mrs. Joshua Wii^bour, 1895. 
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, 1893. Mrs. A. Howard Ci,ark, 1895. 

Mrs. John R. Putnam, 1893. Mrs. R. Ogden Doremus, 1895. 

Mrs. a. Leo Knott, 1894. Mrs. Lucy Preston Heaee, 1895. 

Mrs. E1.1.EN Hardin WAI.WORTH,' 94. Miss Mary Desha, 1S95. 
Mrs. M. C. BUTI.ER, 1894. Miss Ci.ara Barton, 1896. 

Miss Eugenia Washington, 1895. Mrs. A. C. Geer, 1896. 
Mrs. Samuei. Eliot, 1896. 



CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. 

NAME AND MEMBERSHIP. 

Section i. The name of this vSocicty shall be the Daughters of 
THE American Revolution.-^ 

Sec. 2. All persons duly qualified, who have been regularly admitted 
by the National Board of Management, shall be members of the National 
Society, but for purposes of convenience they may be organized into 
local Chapters as hereinafter provided. 

ARTICLE II. 
objects of the society. 
The objects of this Society are : 

(i) To perpetuate the memory and the spirit of the men and women 
who achieved American Independence by the acquisition and protection 
of historical spots and the erection of monuments; by the encouragement 
of historical research in relation to the Revolution and the publication of 
its results ; by the preservation of documents and relics, and of the records 
of the individual services of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots, and by 
the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries. 

* Article I, .Section i, should read: The National Society- of the Daughters of the 
American Revolution. (.See National Charter.) 



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(2) To carry out the injunctiou of Washington in his farewell address 
to the American people, " To promote, as an object of primary import- 
ance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge," thus develop- 
ing an enlightened public opinion, and affording to young and old such 
advantages as shall develop in them the largest capacity for performing 
the duties of American citizens. 

(3) To cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of Aiuerican free- 
dom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing 
for mankind all the blessings of liberty. 

ARTICIvB III. 

EIvIGIBII^lTY AND ADMISSION. 

Section i. Any woman may be eligible for membership who is of the 
age of eighteen years, and who is descended from a man or w^omau w^ho, 
with unfailing lo3^alty, rendered material aid to the cause of Independ- 
ence ; from a recognized patriot, a soldier or sailor or civil ofl&cer, in one 
of the several Colonies or States, or of the United Colonies or States ; 
provided that the applicant be acceptable to the Society. 

Sec. 2. Every applicant for membership must be endorsed by at least 
one member of the National Society, and her application shall then be 
submitted to the Registrars General,* who shall report on the question 

* In localities where Chapters are organized the application should be sent through 
the Chapter Registrar. (.See Article Vll, Section 2.) 



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of eligiVjility to the General Board of Management, when the qnestion of 
admission shall be voted on by the Board by ballot, and if a majority of 
said Board approves such application, the applicant, after payment of the 
initiation fee, shall be enrolled as a member of the National Society. 

Sec. 3. All persons whose applications are approved on or before Octo- 
ber II, 1891, shall be charter members of the National Society. 

ARTICLE IV. 

OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. 

Section i. The officers of the National Society shall be a President 
General, Vice President General in Charge of Organization of Chapters, 
eight Vice Presidents General, one Recording and one Corresponding 
Secretary General, two Registrars General, one Treasurer General, one 
Historian General, one Surgeon General, one Chaplain General, and such 
other officers as shall be found necessary. These officers shall be elected 
by ballot by a vote of the majority of the members present at the annual 
meeting of the Continental Congress of the Society, and shall hold office 
for one year and until their successors shall be elected. No officer shall 
be eligible to the same office for more than two years consecutively. 

Sec. 2. The number of Vice Presidents General may be increased from 
time to time, not to exceed twenty in all, b}- a vote of two-thirds of the 
Board of Management. 

Sec. 3. In addition to the active officers named in Section i of this 
Article there may be Honorary Vice Presidents General and Honorary 



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State Regents to be chosen from among those members who have ren- 
dered vahiable service to the Society. The power to elect Honorary Vice 
Presidents General shall be vested in the Continental Congress. The 
power to elect Honorary State Regents for the several States and Terri- 
tories shall be vested in the delegates to the Continental Congress from 
such State or Territory respectively. 

Sec. 4. All active and honorary officers shall possess the qualifications 
of eligibility of rei^ular menibers of the Society." 

ARTICLE V. 

THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. 

Section i. The Continental Congress of the National Society shall be 
composed of all the active officers of the National Societ}-, one State Re- 
gent from each State, and the Regents and Delegates of each organized 
Chapter in the United States. 

Sec. 2. Each Chapter having fifty members may elect one delegate to 
the Continental Congress in addition to its Regent, and each Chapter 
having seventy-five members may elect a second additional delegate. 
Other delegates may be elected in the proportion of one to every fifty 
members over and above the first seventy-five. t Only members who 

* All regents and officers, active and honorary, must be accepted members of the 
National Society before they can hold office of any kind. (vSee Article III, Section 2.) 

t Regents and Delegates unable to attend the Congress must be represented by duly 
elected Alternates. 



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have paid their dues for the official year then current shall be entitled to 
representation. 

Skc. 3. The annual meeting of the Continental Congress shall be held 
in Washington City, D. C, during the week in which the 226. day of Feb- 
ruary falls. At this meeting the report of the Board of Management shall 
be considered ; all the officers of the National Society shall be elected by 
ballot, and such business transacted as the good of the Society may re- 
quire. 

Sec. 4. Special meetings shall be called Ijy the Board of Management, 
or by the President General when directed so to do by the Board of Man- 
agement, or when requested in writing so to do by twenty-five or more 
members, representing Chapters in at least three States, on giving thirty 
days' notice, specifying the time and place of meeting and the business 
to be transacted. 

Sec. 5. All Honorary and Ex-Officers of the National Society may 
attend the meetings of the Continental Congress and participate in its 
deliberations, but shall not be entitled to a vote. 

ARTICLE VI. 

NATIONAI. BOARD OE MANAGEMENT. 

Section i. The National Board of Management shall be composed of 
the active officers of the National Society and a State Regent from each 
State or Territory, to be chosen by the Delegates from each State and 



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Territory to the Continental Congress at the annual meeting. The officers 
of the National Society shall be ex-offjcio officers of the Board of Manage- 
ment. The Board shall meet at least once ever}- four months, and at 
such times as the exigencies of the Society may demand, on the call of the 
President. Seven members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business. 

Sec. 2. The Board of Management shall have full power to manage 
the business of the Society, to enact by-laws, prescribe rules and regula- 
tions for the guidance of the officers of the Society, to approve all appli- 
cations for membership, to establish new offices if necessary, to fill 
vacancies in office till the next meeting of the Congress, and in general 
to do all things necessary for the prosperit}^ and success of the Society, 
subject, however, to the approval of the Continental Congress ; but all 
acts of the Board shall be legal and binding until disapproved b}- the 
Congress. 

vSec. 3. A National Executive Committee of nine, of which the Presi- 
dent General shall be Chairman ex-officio, shall be elected b}' the National 
Board of Management from its members, and shall, in the interim be- 
tween the meetings of the Board, transact such business as shall be dele- 
gated' to it by the National Board of Management. 

vSec. 4. The President General ma}- call meetings of the National 
Board of Management and the Executive Committee at an}- time she ma}' 
deem necessary, and shall call such meeting upon the written request of 



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any five members thereof, provide 1 that not less than five days' notice of 
the time and place of such meeting shall be given. 

ARTICLE VII. 

CHAPTERS. 

Section i. When twelve members of the Society shall be living in one 
locality the}- may, after formal authorization by the National Board of 
Management, organize a Chapter. The}^ mav elect a presiding officer, 
whose title wall be Regent, and who will be a delegate to the Continental 
Congress of the National Society, a Secretary, a Registrar, and such other 
officers as ma}' be required.* 



* It will be observed from the foregoing and Article IV, Section 4, of the B\'-Eaws, 
that in order to facilitate the organization and extension of the Society in all the States 
and Territories of the Union, two methods of forming Chapters are allowable under 
the Constitution. 

One method authorizes twelve members of the Society living in one locality to come 
together to form a Chapter and V/.^i:;' a Regent, Secretary, Registrar, Treasurer, oth;r 
officers, and, if desired, a Local Board of Management. 

The other method contemplates the selection and appointment by the State Regent 
(or in States that ha.ve no State Regent, by the Vice President General in Charge ot 
Organization) of Chapter Regents, to whom authority is given to form Chapters in 
given localities, and to appoint officers for those Chapters for \.\\^ first 3'ear. 

Both methods are legitimate and consistent with the .spirit of the Constitution. 
Twelve members in both cases must be obtained before the Chapter can be organized. 
No one .shall be a member of more than one Chapter at the same time. 



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Sec. 2. After a Local Boardof Management shall have been established, 
all applications for membership shall be passed upon by the Local Board, 
and if the applicant shall be deemed satisfactorj^ and her eligibilit}' es- 
tablished, the application shall receive the endorsement of the Regent, 
Secretary j and Registrar, and be forwarded to the National Board of Man- 
agement for final action. 

Skc. 3. The local Chapters may enact by-laws for their own govern- 
ment, in harmony with the Constitution of the National Society. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

INITIATION, DUES AND LIABII^lTlES. 

Section i. The initiation fee to the National Society shall be one dol- 
lar, and the annual dues two dollars, payable in advance on or before the 
22d day of February in each year. 

Sec. 2. The payment of twenty-five dollars at one time shall constitute 
a life membership and exempt the member from further payment of dues. 

Sec. 3. The local Chapters shall be entitled to retain one-half of the 
annual dues and one-half of the life-membership fees paid to them, re- 
spectiveh', for their own use. The local Chapters may by by-law make 
provision for the collection of additional dues for their Own use. 

Sec. 4. The sum of three dollars, covering initiation fee and the 
annual dues for the current year, must accompan}- each application pre- 
sented to the National Society direct. The sum of two dollars, covering 
the initiation fee and one-half the annual dues for the current vear, shall 



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accotipaii}- each application forwarded to the National Society, through 
any local Chapter. 

Sec. 5. A member who shall remain in arrears for dues for three months 
after notice of her indebtedness has been sent her may be dropped from 
the rolls by the Board of Management ; but no one shall be dropped until 
after two notices of arrears shall have been given her. 

Sec. 6. No debt or liability, except the ordinary current expenses of 
the National Society, shall be incurred, nor any project or plan requiring 
the expenditure of money shall be entered into for which the National 
Society shall be responsible, except by a vote of three-fourths of the 
Board of ^Management ; and every obligation for the payment of nione}-, 
except checks drawn against deposits, executed in the name or in behalf 
of the National Society, shall be null and void. 

ARTICLE IX. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Amendments to this Constitution may be offered at any meeting of the 
Board of Management, but shall not be acted upon until the next meet- 
ing thereof. If approved by a majority of the Board, a copy thereof shall 
be sent to the Regent and Secretary of every Chapter, and to each State 
Regent, at least thirty days prior to the meeting of the Continental Con- 
gress of the Society at which it is proposed to be acted upon, and if 
adopted by a majority of the Congress such amendment shall be in full 
force thereafter. 



BY-LAWS. 



BY-LAWS. 



ARTICLE I. 

EIvECTIOX OF OFFICERS. 

Nominations of officers shall l)e made from the floor, and the election 
shall be by ballot, A majorit}- shall elect. 

ARTICLE II. 

OFFICERS. 

Sectiox I. The duties of the general officers shall be such as usually 
appertain to their offices, and the}- shall have such other duties as are 
hereinafter imposed. The\^ shall report at the annual meeting, and at 
such other times as may, by the National Board of Management, be di- 
rected.* 



*No officer of the National Society, nor State Regent, nor Chapter Regent is author- 
ized to issue circulars in regard to the National Societj' or organization of Chapters 
-without approval of the Board. This is necessary in order to preserve uniforniit}' and 
to prevent conflict of authority. 



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Sec. 2. When a National Officer is unable to attend to the duties of her 
office, either by absence from the city or otherwise, she shall report such 
fact to the Board of Management, and the Board shall thereupon appoint 
one of its members to temporarily perform the duties of such office. 

ARTICLE III. 

PRESIDENT GENERAL. 

Section i. The President General, in addition to her general duties, 
shall be ex officio Chairman of the National Board of Management and of 
the Executive Committee, and a member of every other committee. 

Sec. 2. At each annual meeting she shall appoint tiie following Stand- 
ing Committees : 

Finance Committee, 
Auditing Committee, 
Printing Committee, 
Revolutionary Relics Committee. 
The duties of the above committees shall be such as usually pertain to 
committees of like character, and such as may be defined by the Board 
of Management. 

ARTICLE IV. 

VICE PRESIDENTS GENERAI. AND STATE REGENTS. 

Section i. In the absence of the President General from any session 
of the Continental Congress, or from a meeting of the National Board of 



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Management, one of the Vice Presidents General shall be elected to 
preside.* 

Sec. 2. In the prolonged absence or inability to act of the President 
General the executive authorit}' shall be vested in the Vice President Gen- 
eral who may be selected by the Board of Management for that purpose. 

Sec. 3. The Vice President General in Charge of Organization of Chap- 
ters ^^hall have authority to nominate one State Regent for the first year, 
to be elected by the Board. f vShe shall have general supervision of the 
organization of Chapters, in connection with the respective State Regents, 
and shall perform such other duties as may be entrusted to her by the 
National Board of Management. 

Sec. 4. The State Regents shall have power to appoint the Regents of 
Chapters in their respective States and Territories for the first year, sub- 
ject to the approval of the National Board of Management, j and be charged 
with the active work of organization therein, subject to the general 
supervision of the Vice President General in Charge of Organization of 
Chapters. 

Sec. 5. The Regents of Chapters shall have power to appoint the offi- 
cers of their respective Chapters for the first year. 

*See election of First Vice President General by Continental Congress of 1896. 
t After the first year the .State Regent is elected by the Delegates from her .State to 
the Continental Congress. 

]: See foot note to Constitution, Article VII, 



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Sec. 6. No State or Honorary State Regent shall be appointed or elected 
who is not a resident of the State she represents ; and no one shall hold 
more than one office at the same time in the Daughters of the American 
Revolution. 

Skc. 7. No officer shall be elected b}- the National Board of Manage- 
ment at the same meeting at which she is nominated. The name of the 
candidate" for election must be presented in writing, together with the 
qualifications that would make her a desirable member, and the election 
shall be by ballot. (Adopted April 5, 1894. ) 

ARTICLE V. 

SECRETARIES GEXERAI.. 

Section i. The Recording Secretar}^ General shall keep a record of all 
the meetings of the NationaJ Society, the Board of Management, and the 
Executive Committee ; have charge of the seal ; give due notice of all 
meetings of the National Society or National Board of Management or 
Executive Committee ; give due notice to all General Officers and Chap- 
ters of all votes, orders and proceedings affecting or appertaining to their 
duties, and generally perform such acts as pertain to her office. 

Sec. 2. The Corresponding Secretary General shall attend to all cor- 
respondence of the Society and Board of Management ; distribute all 
pamphlets, circulars, and supplies which are gratuitoush^ issued, as di- 
rected b}' the National Board of Management, and perform such other 
duties as may be directed by the Board. 



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ARTICLE VI. 

TREASURER GKNERAI,. 

The Treasurer General shall have charge of the funds and securities of 
the National Society. She shall deposit the same in such banking insti- 
tution, in the cit}- of Washington, as the National Board of Management 
shall select to the credit of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 
and draw thereon, by check, when so directed by the Continental Con- 
gress, or National Board of Management. All bills, except such as the 
Board of Management shall specifically exempt, shall be countersigned by 
the Chairman of the Finance Committee. The Treasurer General shall 
make an annual report to the Continental Congress. Her report and ac- 
counts shall be submitted to the Auditing Committee. She shall give 
bond for the faithful discharge of the duties above defined. 

ARTICLE VII. 

REGISTRARS GENERAL. 
The Registrars General shall keep a register of the names and dates of 
the election, resignation or death of all members of the several Chapters,* 
and shall have the care and custody of all applications for membership, 
duplicates of which, properh- approved b}- the National Officers, shall be 
retained by the Registrars of the Chapters. The Registrars General shall 



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examine all applications for membership, and approve the same if the 
applicant is found eligible ; if not, they shall return the same for correc- 
tion, pointing out its defects. They shall report all applications to the 
National Board of Management for final action. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

HISTORIAN GENERAI,. 

The Historian General shall have the custody of all the historical and 
biographical collections of which the National Society may become pos- 
sessed, and shall catalogue and arrange the same, and shall place the same 
in a fireproof repository for preservation. She shall prepare, for official 
publication b}^ the Society, historical and biographical sketches of the 
Revolutionary ancestry of members, and of distinguished women of the 
Revolution. 

ARTICLE IX. 

CHAPLAIN GENHRAI,. 

The Chaplain General shall conduct such services as occasion may 
reqiiire. 

ARTICLE X. 

SURGEON GENERAL,. 
The Surgeon General shall examine into the sanitary condition of the 
place selected for the Continental Congress and report on the same before 
the Congress convenes; and she shall provide medical attendance, with 



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facilities for prompt relief, in case of accident or illness of members during 
the Congress ; and perform such other duties as may be entrusted to her 
by the Board of Management. 

ARTICLE XI. 

CHAPTERS. 
Every Chapter shall 

(i) Notify the Corresponding Secretary General of the election and 
appointment of all Officers and Delegates. 

(2) Pay to the Treasurer General on or before the 22d day of February 
the sum of one dollar for each active member thereof. 

(3) Transmit to the Registrar General all approved applications for 
membership for final action b}' the Board, and notify her of the resigna- 
tion or death of au}^ member thereof. 

(4) Duplicates of such reports shall be sent by each Chapter to its State 
Regent. 

(5) Each Chapter shall elect a Regent, Secretary, Registrar, Treasurer, 
other officers, and Local Board of Management at that time of the year 
that best suits its convenience, but the Delegates must be elected on or 
before the ist of February preceding the Continental Congress. 

(6) Each Chapter shall be entitled, upon payment of the costs thereof, 
to a certificate or charter duly certifying its name, location, date, officers, 
and organizing members, which shall be signed by the President General 



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and Recording Secretary General, attested by the seal of the National 
Society and countersigned b}- the State Regent. 

(7) Chapters must not be named for living persons ; and unless there 
is good and sufficient reason they should not be named for persons who 
belong to a later historical period than the one ending in 1S20. 

ARTICLE XII. 
SEAL. 
The seal of the Society shall be one and seven- eighths of an inch in 
diameter, charged with the figure of a dame of ihe Revolutionarv time 




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sitting at her spinning wheel with thirteen stars above her, the whole 
surrounded by a rim containing the legend, " Daughters of the American 
Revolution, 1776-1890," and the motto, " Home and Country."* 

ARTICLE XIII. 
CERTIFICATES. 
Each member of the Society shall be entitled to a certificate of mem- 
bership, duh' attested by the President General, Recording Secretary 
General, a Registrar General, and the seal of the National Society. 

ARTICLE XIV. 

INSIGNIA. 
The insignia of the Society shall consist of a badge in the form of a 
spinning-wheel and distaff, to be worn on ceremonial occasions upon a 
bow of ribbon. The wheel is seven-eighths of an inch in diaiueter and of 
gold, with thirteen spokes, and a field of light blue enamel upon its tire 
bearing the name of the Society in letters of gold. Upon its outer rim, 
opposite the ends of the spokes, are thirteen small stars, which may be 
set with precious stones at the discretion of the owner. Underneath the 
wheel is a golden distaff one and one-half inches long filled with silver 
flax. Upon the back of the wheel the registration number of the owner 
shall be engraved, and her name may be added. The ribbon to be worn 

* See foot uote Article I, Section i, of the Constitution. 



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with the wheel is dark blue with a white edge, ribbed and watered, fol- 
lowing the colors of Washington's staff. A rosette of the prescribed rib- 
bon, attached to a stick pin, ma}^ bs worn as an informal badge upon 
ordinary occasions. 

ARTICLE XV. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

At the meetings of the Board of Management the following order of 
business shall be observed : ist. Prayer by Chaplain General. 2d. Reading 
of minutes of previous meetings and their approval. 3d. Reports of Offi- 
cers and Standing Committees. 4th. Reports of Select Committees. 5th. 
Unfinished business. 6th. New business. 7th. Miscellaneous business. 



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ARTICIvE XVI. 

DISCIPLINE. 

Any member conducting herself, either at the Chapter meetings or else- 
where, in a way calculated to disturb the harmony of the Society, or to 
impair its good name or prosperit}^ or to injure the reputation of any 
member thereof, may, after thorough investigation, be reprimanded, sus- 
pended, or expelled, as the National Board of Management may decide. 

ARTICLE XVII. 

AMENDMENTS. 
These By-Laws may be altered or amended by a vote of three-fourths 
of the members present at any meeting of the National Board of Manage- 
ment, written notice thereof having been given at a previous meeting,* 

* Resolution passed March i, 1894. " That important questions shall be presented at 
one Board meeting, and, unless immediate action is necessary, a type-written copy 
shall be sent to each Vice President General and State Regent in time for them to ex- 
press an opinion before the next meeting of the Board, at which the final action on the 
subject is to be taken. (American Monthly Magazine, Volume IV, page 394.) 



General Directions. 



1. The application for membership, when properly filled out and en- 
dorsed by at least one member of the Society, should be sent to the Chap- 
ter Registrar if the applicant joins through a Chapter. Applicants join- 
ing the National Society as members-at-large should send applications to 
the Registrars General. No member is admitted until her initiation fees 
and dues are paid. 

2. Fees and dues of Chapter members should be paid to the Chapter 
Treasurers. Fees and dues of the members-at-large should be forwarded 
to the Treasurer General by Check or Money Order. Never by cash. 

3. Certificates of membership and permits for the Ceremonial Badge 
are issued by the Registrars General. 

4. Coiumunications in regard to the formation of Chapters should be 
addressed to the State Regent or to the Vice President General in Charge 
of Organization. 

5. Charters of Chapters are issued by the Recording Secretary General, 
who will forward blank for application on demand. The charter fee 
($5.00) should be paid to the Treasurer General. 

6. Requests for supplies and communications addressed to the National 
Board should be sent to the Corresponding Secretary General. 



7- Orders for articles sold by the National Society, and inquiries ad 
dressed to the office, should be sent to The Curator at headquarters. 
Orders should be accompanied by the price, which is as follows : Rosettes 
(the informal badge), 30 cents each ; Souvenir Spoons, tea, I2.50 to $3.00 ; 
coffee, $1.50 to I2.00, according to material used. Note paper, with the 
Society water mark, 50 cents for 5 quires ; same with insignia, 90 cents ; 
envelopes to match, 50 and 90 cents respectively. Lineage Book, Vol. 
I, 50 cents. Directory of officers and members, 1896, 50 cents. 

8. Contributions to the American Monthly Magazine and orders should 
be sent to the Editor and Business Manager respectively, 902 F street, 
Washington, D. C. 

9. Members desiring to change their membership from one Chapter to 
another must take with them to said Chapter a Transfer Card signed by 
the Regent, Registrar and Recording Secretary of the Chapter of which 
they are a member and a copy of the duplicate papers on file of said 
Chapter, and this copy of their duplicate papers must be marked, Copy 
of Duplicate, in order to distinguish this copy from the original dupli- 
cate papers. 



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